Electricity prices in Ephrata, PA

Households in Ephrata pay 21.8¢/kWh (Pennsylvania average), about $182 a month for 837 kWh a month, the Pennsylvania household average.

Electricity price
21.8¢/kWh
Pennsylvania average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$182
837 kWh a month, the Pennsylvania household average
Small business
13.9¢/kWh
Pennsylvania average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$109$1,306
1,000 kWh a month$218$2,612
1,500 kWh a month$327$3,919
2,000 kWh a month$435$5,225

At 21.8¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Ephrata

Commercial customers pay 13.9¢/kWh and industrial customers 10.5¢/kWh (Pennsylvania average).

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Home running costs in Ephrata

In Ephrata, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $107 a month excluding rent – 28% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$107
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+28%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
5,785 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,250
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$45$62–
With rent$45$62$1,143

Ephrata compared with the average for the United States

  • Ephrata
  • The United States average
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ValueEphrataThe United States average
Electricity$45$44
Heating$62$40
Total$107$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Ephrata by about $179 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan502
Feb433
Mar357
Apr193
May73
Jun8
Jul0
Aug1
Sep19
Oct142
Nov284
Dec430

Heating with a gas boiler: about 7,801 kWh a year at 9.6¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Ephrata

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,412 kWh a year here. ($307 per year)

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Not yet available for Ephrata: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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